Facilities · Jail
Jefferson Parish Correctional Center
Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana · capacity 1,080
Also reported as Jefferson Parish Correctional Facility; jail at Gretna; little jail on Judge Estopinal's place above Southport.
12 deaths are recorded here, from 1893 to 2026; 6 by name.
- undetermined 6
- lynching 3
- overdose 1
- illness 1
- suicide 1
The people
- Name not reported March 27, 2026
- Name not reported March 23, 2026
- Keila Pena October 18, 2025
- James Millet July 4, 2024
- Name not reported May 26, 2022
- Johnell Walker October 22, 2021
- Name not reported July 26, 2020
- Name not reported December 22, 2018
- Joshua Belcher 2017
- Volsin Julian September 16, 1893
- Bakal Julian September 16, 1893
- Name not reported Date not reported
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.